Last Updated April 11,2025
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April 9, 2025 Update
President Trump’s Liberation Day announcement included two critical events:
- On April 5, a 10% across-the-board tariff on all countries went into effect.
- On April 9, the individualized, reciprocal tariffs on around 90 nations are set to enter into force. These include a 34% tariff on China, a 20% tariff on all EU nations, and high tariff rates on a number of South Asian countries.
Other key developments in Trump administration tariffs:
- Last Friday, China’s State Council Tariff Commission said that it would implement a 34% tariff on all U.S. imports beginning on April 10. The following Monday, President Trump responded to the countermeasures on Truth Social, declaring plans to impose an additional 50% tariff on China.
- On Wednesday morning, an additional 84% tariff on all Chinese goods went into effect. These import taxes bring the total tariff rate on Chinese goods to 104% (though semiconductors are exempt from the reciprocal tariffs, they are still subject to a 70% overall tariff rate).
- On Wednesday morning, China responded to the newly implemented tariff on its goods by ratcheting its own tariffs even higher. China’s State Council Tariff Commission now plans to levy an 84% tariff on all U.S. imports, effective April 10.
- On Wednesday afternoon, President Trump issued a 90-day pause on the implementation of most of his reciprocal tariffs. China would not be exempt, however, and the Trump administration would instead raise tariffs on Chinese imports to 125%.
Industry Response and Implications
As the Trump administration continues implementing tariffs and the global trade environment grows increasingly restrictive, U.S. businesses are responding with a range of different strategic initiatives:
- Restructuring their supply chains in a way that alters the country of origin (COO) for their imports to nations with lower tariff rates;
- Negotiating with suppliers to share tariff costs;
- Exploring opportunities offered by tariff exclusions and foreign trade zones (FTZs).
In order to carry out these mitigation strategies, companies are leaning on supply chain data, including part-to-site mapping, sub-tier visibility, and real-time event monitoring.